If ever there was an assignment where I was happy the only camera in the room was the one around my neck, this was it.The Insider caught wind of a Zumba toning class offered by Mariann Puopolo at the General Services Department twice a week at noon, and as has been our standard reply over the last year, we responded thusly: Keith'll do it!So I did it. Well, I did something resembling… 0

A handful of women at the General Services Department have decided to take both the lunch and the break out of their lunch break.The women are all devoted attendees of a Zumba toning class offered by Mariann Puopolo twice a week at noon, giving the group a chance to squeeze some exercise into the middle of the afternoon… 0

I'm reminded on at least a weekly basis that I'm not considered young anymore. I'm certainly not old yet, but I've officially entered that weird gray area where people are a little too quick to remind me that bumps and bruises don't heal like they did "when you were young."So I'm no… 0

Lyme disease is a growing concern nationwide and is exploding in New England thanks to the mild winter. A pair of local authors uniquely qualified to talk about the issue are joining forces to present a free discussion on Lyme disease at Gibson's Bookstore on June 23 at 11 a.m.Katina Makris, author of Out of the… 0

The spiritual concept of "seva," a Sanskrit word that translates to "selfless service," runs deep through most yoga practices. Indeed, the poses that yoga practitioners use were created for the purpose of strengthening one's body in order to better help others in need.Asa Dustin, owner and primary… 0

Concord yoga devotees, ask and ye shall receive.Karen Kenney has long been considered "the yoga lady" by those who know her from a long-running show on ConcordTV, but her full-time practice had always been housed outside the city limits, first in Epsom and later in Chichester.But after years of gentle encouragement,… 0

My maiden voyage into the world of yoga hadn't even officially begun, and it was clear who the rookie in class was.I made it as far as sitting on the floor - which, for the record, is not an official yoga pose - before Karen Kenney, owner of Quest Yoga Studio on Beacon Street, noticed I was struggling to sit up… 0

The sun blazed bright in White Park that Thursday afternoon. The strains of "Ave Maria" wafted across the park from a pair of portable speakers as a couple dog walkers strolled by, pooches in tow. This idyllic scene centered around a group of Concordians suited up in their finest Lycra, sweating, stretching… 0

Nature's grand culinary design gives many foods that are worth waiting for all year long. Corn, strawberries and tomatoes are among the many foods that are so delicious fresh from the farm that there's just no point risking the disappointment of beauty without flavor.But the wonders of our modern, industrial food system have conditioned us to eat what we want, when we want it. Our… 0

"Ha-ha-ha ho-ho-ho! Ha-ha-ha ho-ho-ho!" Step into a session of the New England Center for Laughter and you'll definitely hear this mantra repeated several times. It's both a breathing exercise and a manifestation of what the Center for Laughter is all about - better living through more laughing.Founded… 0